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478 McDonald Avenue

119Records
11City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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119 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 9 boiler inspections, 7 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)MAYFIELD DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL3053520092
BIN3125221

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,311,000 $138,660
2026$2,427,000 $145,620
2027$2,560,000 $153,600

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
GhoroaBangladeshiAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (2 with three or more people sick)
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

30 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / McDonald Av — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & McDonald Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

478 McDonald Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,164,000 on 2023-03-13 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-13Mortgage $1,164,000 — from MAYFIELD DEVELOPMENT LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,164,000
2023-03-13Deed $1,800,000 — from RUBINO, MARIA; RUBINO, VINCENT to MAYFIELD DEVELOPMENT LLC $1,800,000
2023-03-13AL&R $1,164,000 — from MAYFIELD DEVELOPMENT LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $1,164,000
2023-02-16Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $900,000
1982-07-14Mortgage $50,000 — from RUBINO, VINCENZO; RUBINO, MARIA to FALK, IRVING; FALIKOVIC, SAM $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713015
201804026
201907018
202007018
202103014
202206028
2023054110
2024080210
202516029
202604015
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 78Ownership & money 8Health & systems 14

Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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